Method of increasing the power of gas-engines



F. SHAVER. METHOD OF INCREASING THE POWER OF GAS ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED- NOV; 9, I9I6- RENEWED AUG. 13, I919- Pafiented June22, 1920.

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GEORGE E. SHAVER, or N W YORK, N. Y1,

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

ASSIGNOR TO THE HYDRAGAS CORPORA- 'I'ION, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

f HETHOD OF INGBEASTNG THE POWER OF GAS-ENGINES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent ed J un e" 22, 1920-.

Application filed November 9, 1916, Serial No. 180,827. Renewed August18, 1918. Serial No. 817,848.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I GEORGE F. SHAVER, a citizen of the United States, andresident of thecity, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Methods of Increasing the ower ofGas-Engines, of which the followis a specification.

in This invention relates to a system or method for increasing the powerand efficiency of a gasolene engine, having for an object both to effecta more complete combustion of the fuel in the engine cylinders and alsoto render possiblethe use of an additional element which in combinationwith the carbon forms an explosive gas,- thereby increasing the powerwithout increasing the fuel consumption a further object being to keepthe cylinder walls [free from carbon deposits.

To accomplish this result I causeto be introduced into the explosionchamber a mixture of explosive gases andan additional gas, preferably anoxidizing gas to remove the carbon, making use of the heat of. reactionfrom the explosion to render the gases more active. I also contemplatemakuse of water vapor and moist gases ha-voxldizing properties. n theaccompanying illustrated one manner in which my invention ma be appliedin connection with a four cy inder as engine. ,The details ofconstruction 0 the en 'ne have not been shown but merely indicated, asthese are well known and-it will be obvious that the system or method isadapted for use with various engine constructio The engine cylinders areindicated at '1 provided with the usual drawing T have intake manifold5.

The radiator is indicated at 6, and is provided with the usual'overflowpipe 7.

The constructionand arrangement of the overflow pipe in the radiator iswell known and consists of a pipe that is open at both ends, the upperend extending slightly above the normal level of the water in theradiator and providing an outlet for the water vapors and-an overflowwhen water reaches a given height. As here shown, a small pipe 8 isattached to the manifold 5 at one end and to the overflow pipe 7 in theradiator 6 near the upper end thereof.

It may also be desirable to provide turn, shown at '9, in thetu'be 8 toform a trap preventing any water from flowing through the tube 8 to themanifold 5. A valve. 1 may also be provided inthe tube 8 to shut off thedevice when desired.

' In the present instance, to produce the oxidizing gas I add to thewater in the radiator a compound which will readily give off oxygen,such, for, instance, as peroxid of hydrogen, which is a colorless liquidcomposed of two parts. of hydrogen and two parts of oxygen chemicallycombined and havingthe formula H 0 Under the action' of heat the eroxidof hydrogen de-f composes into wa er and oxygen.

,Referring now to the drawings, it will be seen that when theengine isr'unning and the water in the radiator is warm, water vapors and gasesfrom the peroxid of hydro-, gen. will collect in the upper part oftheradiator and be drawn therefrom through the overflow pipe 7 and tube8 to themanifold 5,-where they become mixedwith the gasolene fuel vaporsor gases and are drawn into the explosion chambers of the cylinders. Themoisture andheat assist in the chemical action in which the carbon inthe c lindr' is combined with the oxygen to orm "carbon monoxid, whichis an explosive gas,

add powertothe explosion. The presence of moisture also assists in thereactions, above explained.

.It will thus be seen that not onl is a more powerful explosion producedy the use of this system but that the carbon deposits in the cylinderare removed and prevented from accumulating, which materially adds tothe efiicieiicy of the engine.

Any tendency of the peroxid of hydrogen to attack and oxidize the metalparts of the radiator and pipes can bereadily overcome by nickeling orleading the exposed parts, 110

'of gas engines which and vapor thus formed into the explosion althoughin actual practice the percentage of the peroxid is so small and thevapors are drawn oil and used so quickly that no injurious action takesplace.

At high speeds or when the throttle is opened wide an additional supplyof air is obtained from the lower end of the overflow tube 7.

What I claim is 1. The method for increasing the power consists inheating a relatively large amount of water and a relatively small amountof an additional substance adapted to give off an'oxidizing gas, andintroducing said gas and water vapor thus formed into the explosionchamber of the engine. L Y

2'. The method for increasing-the power of gas engines which consists inmixing with water a compound having a larger percentage of oxygen thanthat of water, heating such mixture and introducing the as chamber ofthe en ine.

3. The method or increasing the power amount of water and a heating arelatively large relatively small of gas engines which consists insolution containing a amount of a substance adapted to give 01L anoxidizing gas, and water vapor thus formed plosion chamber of theengine.

into the exand introducing said gas I 4. The method for increasing thepower of gas engines which consists in heating a solution of arelatively large amount of water and a relatively small amount ofperoxid of hydrogen and introducing the gas and vapor thus formed intothe explosion chainber of the engine.

5. The method for of gas solution of water and peroxid of hydrogenincreasing 'the power engines, which consists in heating a to cause avapor to be given off and intro- .ducing such vapor into the'explosionchamber of an internal combustion engine of the hydrocarbon type.

Signed at the city,

New York, this 8th day of November, 1916.

GEORGE F. SHAVER} county, and State of i

